Disney’s 2019 reinterpretation of The Lion King is innovative and groundbreaking and unlike anything I have ever seen before. The rest of the movie struggles to find its own identity.

A sandpaper dry satire on toxic masculinity and “bro culture,” Riley Stearns’ The Art of Self-Defense has a terrific Jesse Eisenberg playing a meek, timid man who turns to karate to become what intimidates him.

With the terrific chemistry developed between Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista on screen, Stuber survives a mediocre, throwback plot and story, delivering some of the biggest laughs of the summer.

Inspirational documentary, Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, is a family-friendly, incredibly safe film looking at the life and times of the teenage shark attack victim now a professional surfer, wife, and mother.

1970s fashion designer Halston gets the documentary treatment in a story of fame, glory, celebrity, and how those same things can cannibalize someone’s vulnerabilities.

Thoroughly entertaining from start to finish, Spider-Man: Far From Home is an audience-friendly summer blockbuster that continues Marvel’s winning streak.

An insightful, curious road-trip through modern-day Iran serves as a backdrop for Jafar Panahi’s latest act of cinematic defiance.

Willem Dafoe is exceptional as infamous film director Pier Paolo Pasolini in Abel Ferrara’s far-ranging unconventional biopic.

Ari Aster is a very talented filmmaker, but Midsommar is a messy, fascinating, inconsistent descent into millennial madness.

Admittedly exhausted and disappointed with these Annabelle films, I found Annabelle Comes Home quite the pleasant surprise.